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Brink, you da man ! :) Just disabled recent items, that solved that, thanks very much! I like the idea of Copy to / move to on the context menu, however this involves an unrequired additional step to copy to a destination, so I use the send to option, with each destination defined as a...

as the launchpad to everything, programs, themes, websites, wallpapers, settings, files, etc. The Windows key is boss ! :)

update: discovered that they belong to Oblytile now to just hide them somehow. Urgh

Hi Brink, most certainly will do :) Thanks for the opportunity. I do have all the "hidden" folder features enabled, eg show hidden OS files etc.

if taskbar is visible, then only 2 clicks to get to your recent doc. Right click taskbar icon (excel), scroll down list of recent docs, left click to open. (2 clicks) If NOT active/visible, add WIN+T (one more action, so 3 "clicks" to get there. Aye?

the pin to taskbar option is highly attractive too ... Pin Excel or Word or adobe etc to taskbar, right click that pinned icon, and your recent (in context) docs are all there ... If taskbar visible, 2 clicks, done. If not, WIN+T, then go.

Hi Possible to clear the COPY TO or MOVE history list in Explorer please? Also, the peculiar numbered folders that keep appearing eg. 00000081, prevent those from appearing somehow? Cheers

Where did my Recent Items go in Windows 8? « Bennett Adelson Technical Blog Comparatively, seems to be the same amount of steps once configured (unless you are pushing for the "but I don't customise" logic)

also noted that my native USB2 ports copy faster than Windows 7 used to. Used to get 22MB/s, now getting 27MB/s. Same hardware. That can only be good :)

your logic and commands all look right, using the sxs for source ... Try it without the limit access option. If it still fails I suspect your source media to be corrupt, eg DVD scratched or bum ISO image etc ...

Just use the builtin Shutdown / restart options. WIN+I, power ... http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2584-lock-log-off-restart-shut-down-switch-user-windows-8-a.html

Win+X, A (opens command prompt admin mode). type in mmsys.cpl, ENTER Boom ...

make sure you are part of administrators group.

Because you never really understood the benefits of using a keyboard for navigating windows previously ... ;) Windows 8 has (to my knowledge) incorporated one of the best little tools ever into the start screen, i.e Microsoft Officelabs Speed Launch. If you EVER used speed launch, you would know...

David, hi. Install OBLYtile, a win8 start screen customiser. Once installed, open tile manager (last button top right) Goto quick list, 3rd button, click programs, click create tile (bott left) Now hit START, start typing in programs, and voila.